Bell & Ross BR 02 Automatic 44mm

First Watch Post
Being 25 and into watches does not always go together. Watches are inherently very expensive, and the cost of admittance into the hobby can be overwhelming. It is a hobby and passion of appreciation and style. You have to appreciate the beautiful, recognize the handsome, and critique the flawed. Few of us are hands on in anyway. Meaning we do not fix or modify watches, not do we really understand the inner workings for the most part.Being "into watches" is really about being able to appreciate and recognize achievements in utility and design. As I will try to illustrate over time, making a nice watch is very hard to do. Many of the watches I criticized for a long time, I have recently come to appreciate for their classic looks and on going charm. Further, some things which appear nice at first often end up losing their novelty and on going appeal.Much more to come soon.

Joining the fine folks in the Breitling forum
Well, I just received something I never thought I'd buy (based on cost) but I got it today and I can say it is amazing. I've never seen a diagonal bracelet which I suppose is one of a couple variances of their bracelets for the Colt GMT (which one is best;) this one is more comfortable than any bracelet I've worn. The finish on the watch is really nice and of a caliber I have not seen before. The person before me must have worked in a pillow factory because there isn't a scratch on the watch and it looks very well cared for. I uploaded some nice pictures for your viewing enjoyment. So here is my unveiling, I was too excited to do the whole thing but here goes:My OHAS for you GYou can see some of the nice details on the dial here:The cool engraved backI like the size, I thought it'd be a lot bigger but I'm really pleased with the size:

Need a Low-End All-Purpose Chronograph
I am preparing to take a test that prohibits anything digital/electronic but that permits analog watches with chronographs.I am on a pretty tight budget ($180 is pushing it) but I'd like to take this opportunity to pick up a decent everyday watch.I want something that looks good, can be worn day-in and day-out (nothing funky), and that has a highly functional chronograph. I want to get the most for my money, of course.I've been researching and looking at the Seiko SNDA67. I'm seeing them new for as low as $130 online. Should I go for it? Anything else I need to consider before I buy?

TAG F1, deserved a cleanup - PICS :-)
A friend at work was given a TAG F1 when he left his job in the UK to come back to NZ to live (nice boss :)). He wears it daily, does not take the kind of care with it some of us WIS's might do, and yet it still looks great (to me at least). It's a quartz, which suits him fine for accuracy and serviceability, has a brushed finish so hides the knocks and scuffs of a daily 'beater' quite well, and has one of the most stunning white dials I've seen, with silver numerals and markers that set it off beautifully.This TAG is no show pony and I have to say I'm very impressed with the way it has weathered its treatment over the last few years he has owned it. The metal bezel has a few scuffs and dings as you'd expect, but otherwise it is in great condition.Anyway, I thought this fine watch deserved a bit of a spruce up as befits its pedigree, and offered to clean it up and de-scratch it a bit if he'd loan it to me for a couple of days to do the work (and get some pics of course ).He loaned it t

Patek 5712 and power reserve
Have a question in regards to power reserve on 5712. I know official site says that power reserve is 48 hours but was curious how much longer beyond 48 hours and if the watch would start running slower I took my watch off on Friday around 3 pm and put it on on Sunday around 7. So watch was off my wrist about 52 hours, and when I put it on I saw power reserve indicator was on the red but not fully out. I did not pay attention to see if the watch was running or not, but I immidiately wound it a little since the indicator was on low and bottom of the red markings. Later I noticed that it was an hour off. Being off exactly an hour (plus/minus few minutes) I didn't notice that the hour hand was off originally when I put the watch on.So wanted to know if it's possible for the watch to start running slower or stop while power reserve indicator is not all the way on empty? As I mentioned above, watch was off the wrist for about 52 hours.Thanks and have a great week everyone!